[A total of 735 candidates were approved to participate in this Chunin Ninja Exams. The number of candidates who passed the first round of testing was approximately 49 teams.]
[Among them, Konoha has 6 groups, Kirigakure has 5 groups,..., Amegakure has 3 groups, Hidden Waterfall Village has 3 groups...]
Each ninja village may, at its discretion, increase the number of passing groups. Each additional group will be priced at a minimum of 10 million taels, with a maximum of 10 additional groups allowed.
This completely shattered Konan's worldview!
Isn't this the Chunin Ninja Exams?
Why does it look like a business transaction?
As he glanced around the meeting room, he noticed that everyone seemed to take it all in stride.
Konan realized she had been naive!
Of the 245 participants, 49 were selected. Konoha, as the host, had one extra group, while the remaining ninja villages were divided according to their overall strength.
If you want to pass more times, you have to spend money. On the black market, the price of Jonin is generally in the millions of taels, and tens of millions of taels are only for three Genin the exam.
It just doesn't seem like a good deal!
However, the underlying meaning represents greater fame. Reputation is a symbol of strength, and strength can be converted into a substantial number of employees.
Whether 10 million taels is worth it is up to each village to decide!
Ren didn't set arbitrary prices in this regard; it followed the usual practice and increased them slightly.
The last Joint Chūnin Exams cost around 9 million ryo, and that was a long time ago, so the price was very reasonable.
I see everyone has seen enough.
Ren asked.
Do you all agree?
"Kumogakure agrees!"
"Kirigakure agrees!"
Dodai and Zabuza spoke in turn, followed by Baki and Kitsuchi agreeing.
Konoha proposed it, Konoha naturally agreed; all Five Great Shinobi Villages agreed.
The small ninja village that had spoken earlier immediately fell silent.
Oh shit!
I could only handle two or three thugs before, but this time I'm facing five. What's the point of talking nonsense?
"Agree!"
"Agree!"
"..."
What could the smaller ninja villages do but agree?
"Then let's move on to the next step!"
Seeing that five people present disagreed, Ren directly announced the next procedure.
Dodai was the first to speak.
"Kumogakure can offer 4 slots!"
Having once again shouldered external debt and adopted a low-profile development strategy, Kumogakure) made a desperate gamble, leaving only one team to participate in the subsequent real competition.
Not to be outdone, Sunagakure followed closely behind.
"Sunagakure can offer 3 slots!"
If it weren't for the Hidden Cloud Village's swift action, Baki would have also wanted to call for four groups. After all, Baki was full of confidence this time, since Sunagakure had brought Gaara along, and securing one group's advancement would be enough.
"Iwagakure is offering one spot!"
After hesitating for a while, Kitsuchi thought about his team and realized that only four of them had the potential to win the championship, so he decided to give up one group.
Next up was Zabuza, without much thought, swept the remaining two sets.
"Kirigakure is offering two spots!"
There were 10 groups in total, but there were more than a dozen small ninja villages present, so some haggling was inevitable.
After a heated debate more intense than a market rally, the battle for qualification finally came to an end.
Another thick, newly printed list was handed to the leaders of their respective ninja villages.
"Please leave the numbers of the players who are to be selected, according to the list!"
After everyone handed in their lists, Ren finally announced the end of the meeting.
The world is bustling, all for profit; the world is in turmoil, all for gain.
Even though ninjas possess power that ordinary people cannot match, they are still human beings, and all they seek is fame and fortune.
Fame is also for profit.
Idealistic, peace-loving madmen are ultimately a minority, which is why they are remembered.
After finishing his business, Ren returned to his office to continue contemplating the overall situation of the Shinobi World.
After leaving the conference room, Konan felt that her eyes had been opened.
After returning to the accommodations arranged by Konoha, Konan sought out a Jonin from Kumogakure.
"Your Excellency, what are your orders?"
Konan said in a cold voice.
"We're in Konoha now, remember to call me Bai Rong!"
After the Jonin of Amegakure apologized and corrected his behavior, Konan recounted what she had witnessed, and at the end, she didn't forget to ask a question.
"Was it the same in Joint Chūnin Exams?"
The elderly Jonin from Amegakure answered.
"I participated once before the Second Shinobi World War, and it was no different from now, except that back then, the quota was only 5 million ryo."
After he finished speaking, the Jonin from Amegakure inquired.
"Bai Rong, you didn't purchase it, did you? Our Amegakure controls the Land of Rain and doesn't need this kind of reputation."
"That's not your question. Go back!"
Konan did not answer the question from the Amegakure Jonin, but instead told him to leave.
After the Amegakure ninjas left, Konan also came out of her residence.
Although the Chunin Ninja Exams were beyond Konan's comprehension, Konan hadn't come to Konoha to focus Chunin Ninja Exams such trivial matters.
Konan's purpose in coming here was to understand Konoha.